Craig Rogers
Free Member
Yesterday we decided to stop off at Strensham Services on the M5 on the way back from the Forest of Dean.
First thing that wound me up (even though I didn't need any) was the price of Diesel, £147.99. One word, RIDICULOUS, although I did notice that in and around Gloucester the price of Diesel is crazy, I didn't see a garage less than £141.99 on the way through!?
Anyway, back to the point, my satisfaction came whilst sitting in the Caravan parking area drinking a Cappuccino that came from boiling the kettle in the MH and this was after a visit to the toilet (also in the MH and yes I did wash my hands! ).
Watching all the people rushing to get out of the rain thinking that I could be one of those and imagined what it was like......
Running across the car park in the rain, getting inside and struggling to keep up right on the wet slippery floor before getting mugged by a sales rep trying to convince me to transfer any debts I may have onto the best Credit Card in the world which just happens to be the one their are selling. After dodging the persistance I then get mobbed by an AA/RAC/Greenflag rescue agent trying to sell me breakdown cover before finally making it to the Gents dodging either people who have no idea where they are, let alone what they are doing there or kids who think that Motorway Services are just as amazing as Alton Towers. Finally, relieve the bursting bladder before washing my hands in a sink that has been "cleaned every 30 minutes" (wiping over with a dirty cloth isn't cleaning!) then have to dry my hands under a wall mounted hairdryer that just doesn't work. Walking out of the toilets, I have the same issue with dodging the confused and hyperactive kids before making it to Costa Coffee and spending a large percentage of my life savings on a Coffee before heading for the exit. Maybe my finances have changed since I visited the toilet and paid so much for my Coffee that the Credit Card sales people get me on the way out too! AA/RAC/Greenflag man comes in for the kill, so I get my mobile phone out and pretend I'm mid-conversation to avoid him!...... It's still raining, so it's a rush back to the car, but of course in a Frogger-style fashion as all the confussed people are struggling to follow the Exit signs and the parents of the adrelalin filled children are trying to calm the kids down so not looking where they are driving, phew I finally get back and resume my journey..........
.....thankfully, these days are gone whilst in the MH and the most satisfying part is parking up and spending nothing!
First thing that wound me up (even though I didn't need any) was the price of Diesel, £147.99. One word, RIDICULOUS, although I did notice that in and around Gloucester the price of Diesel is crazy, I didn't see a garage less than £141.99 on the way through!?
Anyway, back to the point, my satisfaction came whilst sitting in the Caravan parking area drinking a Cappuccino that came from boiling the kettle in the MH and this was after a visit to the toilet (also in the MH and yes I did wash my hands! ).
Watching all the people rushing to get out of the rain thinking that I could be one of those and imagined what it was like......
Running across the car park in the rain, getting inside and struggling to keep up right on the wet slippery floor before getting mugged by a sales rep trying to convince me to transfer any debts I may have onto the best Credit Card in the world which just happens to be the one their are selling. After dodging the persistance I then get mobbed by an AA/RAC/Greenflag rescue agent trying to sell me breakdown cover before finally making it to the Gents dodging either people who have no idea where they are, let alone what they are doing there or kids who think that Motorway Services are just as amazing as Alton Towers. Finally, relieve the bursting bladder before washing my hands in a sink that has been "cleaned every 30 minutes" (wiping over with a dirty cloth isn't cleaning!) then have to dry my hands under a wall mounted hairdryer that just doesn't work. Walking out of the toilets, I have the same issue with dodging the confused and hyperactive kids before making it to Costa Coffee and spending a large percentage of my life savings on a Coffee before heading for the exit. Maybe my finances have changed since I visited the toilet and paid so much for my Coffee that the Credit Card sales people get me on the way out too! AA/RAC/Greenflag man comes in for the kill, so I get my mobile phone out and pretend I'm mid-conversation to avoid him!...... It's still raining, so it's a rush back to the car, but of course in a Frogger-style fashion as all the confussed people are struggling to follow the Exit signs and the parents of the adrelalin filled children are trying to calm the kids down so not looking where they are driving, phew I finally get back and resume my journey..........
.....thankfully, these days are gone whilst in the MH and the most satisfying part is parking up and spending nothing!